Computers and Laboratories Integrated with Mathematics to enhance Biosciences (The CLIMB Project)

该项目名为计算机和实验室，与数学相结合，以增强生物科学(SCRAPE)，将开发一门课程，并将数学、计算机科学和生物学结合在一起。该项目将吸引对应用强大的数学和计算工具来促进对生物现象的理解和生命科学中问题的解决感兴趣的学生。该项目将：(I)开发和实施获得数学强化的生物学理科学士所需的新课程；(Ii)开发和实施现有生物学课程中的实验室活动，使学生能够体验从真实实验中获取和分析定量数据；(Iii)为主修数学、生物学、生物技术或计算机科学的学生开发和实施辅修数学/计算生物学；以及(Iv)为未来数学和计算生物科学的理科学士学位奠定基础。智力上的功绩。攀登项目将开发新的辅修学位跟踪、课程和教学实验室活动，将数学、生物学和计算科学结合在一起，为学生提供重要的跨学科知识和技能，这些知识和技能是推进当今知识前沿所必需的。此外，创建和开发课程和课程所需的跨学科互动可能会刺激数学、生命科学和计算之间的新研究项目和合作，这将涉及DSU的教职员工和学生。更广泛的影响。GRAPH项目将使历史悠久的黑人学院/大学的数学/计算生物学课程现代化、整合和升级，帮助吸引和为代表不足的少数族裔学生和女性提供强大的学术机会。它将促进和促进数学、生物、生物技术和计算机科学领域的教职员工和学生之间的合作和互动，在STEM中创建一个充满活力和活力的学习社区。该项目预计将增加这些领域的非裔美国人和女性毕业生的数量，以及她们在研究生学习和职业方面的竞争力。

The project, Computers and Laboratories Integrated with Mathematics to enhance Biosciences (CLIMB), will develop a curriculum and courses that integrate mathematics, computer science, and biology. The project will attract students who are interested in applying powerful mathematical and computational tools to advance understanding of biological phenomena and the solution of problems in the life sciences. The project will: (i) develop and implement new courses needed for a mathematically strengthened Bachelor of Science in Biology; (ii) develop and implement laboratory activities in existing biology courses that will give the students experience in acquiring and analyzing quantitative data from real experiments; (iii) develop and implement minors in mathematical/computational biology available to students majoring in Mathematics, Biology, Biotechnology, or Computer Science; and (iv) lay the groundwork for a future Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematical and Computational Bioscience. Intellectual Merit. The CLIMB project will develop new minor degree tracks, courses, and instructional laboratory activities that integrate mathematics, biology, and computational science providing students with important interdisciplinary knowledge and skills necessary to advance the frontiers of knowledge today. Moreover, the interdisciplinary interactions needed to create and develop the curricula and courses are likely to stimulate novel research projects and collaborations at the interface between mathematics, life sciences, and computing that would involve DSU faculty and students. Broader Impacts. The CLIMB project will modernize, integrate, and upgrade curricular offerings in mathematical/computational biology at an Historically Black College/University, helping to attract and provide strong academic opportunities to underrepresented minority students and women. It will foster and stimulate collaborations and interactions involving faculty and students in mathematics, biology, biotechnology, and computer science, creating a dynamic and lively learning community in STEM. The project is expected to result in an increase in the number of African American and female graduates in these fields, along with their competitiveness for graduate study and careers.